(from ABC Central Victoria: Larissa Romensky)
”Don Morrison is still milking cows at the age of 83 alongside his son Robert and twenty-three year old grandson, Nick”.
You’d think they would let him retire!
Good read…
http://www.abc.net.au/local/photos/2015/09/21/4316522.htm?xml=4316522-mediarss.xml&1442799173283
We have had the misty rainbow on yandoit.net as a header image for quite some time now, so I am thinking it is time to change it.
So I am calling for submissions for a new image. It could be a single image photo or artwork, or a collage. Bear in mind the long narrow shape of the image, and that the text you now see would be overlaid on the image, so the upper left should be either light, as it is now, or dark, and I could change the text colour to a light colour.
Contact me if you think you have something. Photos taken on a reasonably modern smartphone, or a digital camera, or scanned from a print, should be of suitable quality.
Thank you to all who attended the Yandoit Trade Fair today and added their skills to the skills register. Skills posts are now ordered alphabetically by title on the Skills Page.
To find a particular skill, either browse the Skills Page or use the Search box (upper right on all pages).
A local Trade Fair will be held on Sunday 20 September 2015, 10am – 1pm at the Yandoit Hall to showcase and celebrate the skills, trades and creativity within the Yandoit, Franklinford and Clydesdale areas.
The Trade Fair aims to encourage the local communities to support, trade and buy locally. A Trade Directory of ‘where to go to get it’ with details of the registered local trades, skills, and creativity will be compiled and handed out on the day.
‘Trade, swap and sell’ are all possible: You may have items no longer in use that you are interested in selling or that could be exchanged for much needed skills, goods or services. The Trade Fair is a great opportunity to make that fair exchange.
There will be small cost of $5.00 per exhibitor to cover the hall cost and the Trade Directory.
Calling for expressions of interest – Take part in the Trade Fair
There are many ways you can take part: Register your interest in having a stall or exhibit; join the Planning Group; or register to help out on the day.
Contact details:
Please email your /trade/skill details along with your contact details to:
e: localtradefair@gmail.com or ring Liz on: 0414 525 074.
We are missing about 8 Poll Dorset ewes with lambs at foot. They have tags with VALMA or RANNOCH printed on them, and are mostly green in colour. The ewes are December shorn.
They belong to my daughter and are important to us so I have been searching the district for the past two weeks. Unfortunately since the fires there are many damaged fences in the area so they could have wandered some distance.
If you can give me any information to help recover them I would really appreciate it.
Felicity McLauchlan
M: 0418 635854
From Nikki:
”I received an email today from one of our ward councillors, Bill McClenaghan, advising that an error has occurred at the printers, who are contracted by Hepburn Shire to print and post out all rates notices, info sheets and free tip vouchers. The printers incorrectly applied the agreed allocation of free tip vouchers in reverse to Council’s intention.
As a consequence those receiving the new kerbside collections have been sent twelve free tip vouchers instead of two and those who opted out, or who were not in the service areas, have been sent only two free tip vouchers instead of twelve.
Cr. Bill McClenaghan assures that this error will be sorted out soon. Council’s contractors have accepted responsibility for this error and will be contacting everyone affected by it to explain. Residents will receive the correct number of vouchers printed in another colour. The orange vouchers are now null and void and should be discarded in your recycling.
In the meantime existing tip vouchers for 2014 – 2015 are still valid until their expiry date in about a month’s time.”
(I have just been watching ”Utopia” on ABC… I don’t suppose that is relevant).
Damn, I’ll have to clean out the shed in the next four weeks after all.
Dear Chroniclers and Netists, I have an apology to make: Margaret Hazler has been a member of the Yandoit Park and Recreation Committee for at least thirty years and has been of invaluable assistance to the Community of Yandoit for her long residence here and her involvement in the Hall committee and numerous community events. Unfortunately I omitted her name. I unreservedly apologise for this omission and will place an apology in the next Chronicle. Regards Bill O’Donnell
Combined Hepburn Shire Ward and Hepburn Health Meeting, July 30th.
Residents of Yandoit, Clydesdale, Franklinford and Shepherd’s Flat are invited to hear from Hepburn Health about what services they provide and to let them know our health needs. Hepburn Health have been surveying the Shire and now it’s our turn. We’ll also learn about
Come along with your ideas and suggestions.
In my view, installing solar panels on the hall would be a waste of money. The reason being that the return on investment would be negligible. The hall has very little use during the day. The feed-in tariff for solar … Continue reading
Kerbside rubbish collection: Public meeting Wednesday May 20th 2015, 7.30pm, Daylesford Town Hall (following on from community meeting in Yandoit, April 1st, 2015)
Report from Kerbside rubbish community meeting in Yandoit
Around 50 locals turned up to the community meeting with ward councillors in April to raise concerns about Hepburn Shire’s proposal to introduce kerbside rubbish collection to outlying hamlets including Yandoit, Clydesdale and Franklinford.
Major concerns
Of common concern was the survey approach in which a non- response from residents was counted as a yes vote. This was particularly concerning given a number of residents did not receive survey forms. Survey data across all Shire hamlets shows that 60% responded with 48.5% voting yes and 51.5% voting no. In broad terms this means 6 out of 10 responded, 3 out of 10 said yes and 3 out of 10 said no. In our area 8, which takes in Shepherds Flat to Clydesdale, including Franklinford, Dry Diggings and Yandoit, 241 properties were surveyed with 164 responses. Of those who responded, 76 indicated no and 88 yes.
Hepburn Shire’s Waste Management Strategy 2014 committed to ‘determine community acceptance for extending kerbside collection and extend the service where community support’. Can a 60% response rate with 48.5% approval be regarded as community support?
Beyond the survey methodology residnets espressed the followin as major concerns:
Additional questions from residents to the Shire
Suggested strategies for waste minimisation
These included recycling, worm farms, composting, community education and reduced packaging.
Choice
The vast majority of meeting goers confirmed their wish to opt out if, or when, the scheme is introduced.
Community consultation
Residents asked for further discussion and consultation with the Shire before any implementation, including the suggestion that the Shire sample a number of residents to ascertain how rubbish is currently managed and explore potential options for reducing waste and costs.
Another opportunity to put your views:
Public meeting at Daylesford Town Hall, 7.30pm, Wednesday May 20th, 2015
Cheers, Nikki
Anyone interested in the curbside rubbish/recycling debate, there is another meeting at the Daylesford RSL this Monday the 11th of May at 9.30am. Then the big one at the Daylesford town hall, spread the word we need to pack this hall and show the council that we are not happy the way this vote/survey was conducted, on Wednesday the 20th of May at 7.30pm.
Time is running out, I would like to inform everyone that Ian Tinetti has organised a meeting at the Daylesford RSL this Monday, the 4th of May at 9.30am.
Ian is also organizing a meeting at the Daylesford town hall (date to be announced), for the whole community.
I encourage everyone to go to the meeting and show your support, heave some input and help plan the bigger meeting at the town hall.
